Konya Kilim, 333 x 161 cms L 250 - 350 Size : 392 x 44

Size : 392 x 44 cms

780 x 7 cm

ancient patterns

Silver headdress ornament

The back shows more typically the strong colours of Veramin of Central Persia

Konya Kilim, 333 x 161 cms L 250 - 350 Size : 392 x 44Late 19th or early 20th century. An exceptional kilim from the central Anatolian city of Konya, or near by. Woven in two joined sections, the deep red field is filled with rows of a repeating major motif in changing colours, surrounded by a great variety of small characters. The kilim is dramatized partly by the change in red ground and there is an ethereal quality. Note the different way that the side borders meet the field. The eye does not tire of